Sentences with phrase «human bite incidents»

Every year, there are just as many dog bite incidents that send people to a doctor for treatment as there are human to human bite incidents that send people to a doctor for treatment.

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If the dog has bitten before or shown aggressive tendencies toward a human and the owner has knowledge of the incident, the owner is generally held strictly liable for the dogs subsequent actions.»

They have obtained incident reports, bite reports, human and animal autopsy reports, summaries of judicial proceedings, and crime scene data and photographs when available.»

Wildlife / pet incidents leading to bites on the pet are of no concern to public health officials as long as no humans have been bitten.

My study of dog bite - related fatalities occurring over the past five decades has identified the poor ownership / management practices involved in the overwhelming majority of these incidents: owners obtaining dogs, and maintaining them as resident dogs outside of regular, positive human interaction, often for negative functions (i.e. guarding / protection, fighting, intimidation / status); owners failing to humanely contain, control and maintain their dogs (chained dogs, loose roaming dogs, cases of abuse / neglect); owners failing to knowledgably supervise interaction between children and dogs; and owners failing to spay or neuter dogs not used for competition, show, or in a responsible breeding program.

The bottom line is that we humans need to «listen with our eyes» and not focus only on vocalizations or wagging tails that may result in a biting incident.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions, 70 - 76 % of reported dog bite incidents are caused by intact males.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions report released in 2001, «A Community Approach to Dog Bite Prevention», «Intact males are involved in 70 - 77 % of reported dog bite incidents.&raBite Prevention», «Intact males are involved in 70 - 77 % of reported dog bite incidents.&rabite incidents.»

This background / history / incident / assessment is required for all human and dog / dog aggression cases involving bites before treatment can be scheduled.

It is a tragedy for all involved when a dog bite incident occurs that results in injury (or worse) to a human or another companion animal.

According to the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human - Canine Interactions, 70 to 76 percent of reported dog bite incidents are caused by intact males.